Óskar Jónasson (born 30 June 1963; Reykjavik) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His film Remote Control was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. His most recent film Reykjavík-Rotterdam won four Edda Awards including Director of the Year and Best Screenplay.
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
Release Date2012-01-12
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Vote Count2147
A former sailor who has served prison sentences for alcohol smuggling fights to keep his family afloat. He is offered pay for a last tour of cargo between Reykjavik and Rotterdam. He agrees, in the hope to get out of debt, but unexpected events occur.
Release Date2008-09-30
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count49
Since his mother wants to watch TV, Axel, a young auto-mechanic, must recover her remote control, accidentally taken by his punk sister Maja. During his quest, he becomes involved in the conflict between Moli, the liquor smuggler, and Aggi, a night club owner who wants to be Iceland's first mafia boss.
Release Date1992-09-09
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count9
An over confident teen with a magical weapon and a handful of imperfect gods join forces against an evil queen and her army of giants
Release Date2011-10-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count52
A group of icelandic actors and comedians satirize the events of 2001.
Release Date2001-12-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
2002's Áramótaskaup, an annual 50-minute TV movie, satirizing the events of the past year.
Release Date2002-12-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Lisa wants to take a cruise, hubby Finnbogi schemes to make money. He buys a dilapidated bakery. They get lucky when Karolina, who bakes great cakes, offers to work for them. She's the mother of Marta, head of the area's largest bakery, and the two have quarreled. Marta can't abide mom's rebellion or the rival bakery's success, so she inveigles Finnbogi to invest in porn toys without telling Lisa. Where does he get the cash? From his son Bjartmar, who has promised Russian sailors he'll arrange the purchase of ten Landas. The Russians are coming to collect their cars, Finnbogi hasn't sold a single dildo, hard-bitten Marta plans one more nasty trick. How can Lisa get her cruise?
Release Date1997-10-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count4
Fóstbræður was a comedy sketch show which premiered on the Icelandic Stöð 2 in October 1997.
Release Date1997-10-13
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count39
Vote Count1
A tale of crime in the Kolaport
Release Date2001-10-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
A streetsweeper finds a unconscious woman while cleaning the streets and decides to help her out by bringing her to his home, but little does he know that the woman is lives a life of crime.
Release Date2000-02-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
Hubert is a shy and introverted graphic designer who hasn't been too successful when approaching women. When he falls in love with Hanna, he tries to impress her by resorting to mimicking his boss, a notorious womanizer. This tactic works as an ice-breaker, but soon things get out of control, with unforeseen consequences.
Release Date2016-02-26
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count3
Gummi and Gúa live together in a fishing village when everything in their lives start to change.
Release Date2013-03-31
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
A band's and their crew's miscommunication leading them to being on the opposite sides of the country leads to comic consequences.
Release Date1998-04-24
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Release Date2003-12-19
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count3
After getting married Nína and Hjörtur decide to use the money they got as wedding gifts on drugs, but not everything goes according to plan.
Release Date1985-02-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
A tragedy about a poorly raised spaceman from Reykjavík who tries to gain foothold on a distant dream planet and adapt to the lifestyle of the natives.
Release Date1983-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Release Date1988-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Live concert footage of The Sugarcubes from 1988 and 1989, mixed with short interview segments.
Release Date2006-02-07
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Release Date1989-12-30
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count2
Release Date2006-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Release Date2004-05-14
